Space Industry News: Headlines from Across the Industry

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Synspective raises $100 million Series B round SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2022 Japanese startup Synspective announced March 29 it raised $100 million to continue its development of a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
SpaceX gears up for busiest April yet Teslarati · 29 Mar 2022 SpaceX says it’s finished encapsulating 40 spacecraft inside a Falcon 9 rocket’s payload fairing, paving the way for the company’s fourth Transporter...
NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts set for Wednesday return to Earth Spaceflight Now · 29 Mar 2022 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, launched by Russia to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft last April, returns this week to a world torn by war in Ukraine and escalating superpower tension as he close...
No more excuses: NASA in line to get funding needed for Artemis plan Ars Technica · 28 Mar 2022 "A lot of people come to work every day that are working to get to 2025."
Declaración del administrador de la NASA sobre la solicitud de presupuesto del presidente para el año fiscal 2023 NASA · 28 Mar 2022 El presupuesto del presidente para el año fiscal 2023 permitiría a la NASA mantener el liderazgo en innovación global de Estados Unidos y mantener a la NASA a la vanguardia de la exploración y el descubrimiento al regres...
NASA Administrator Statement on President’s FY 2023 Budget Request NASA · 28 Mar 2022 The President’s fiscal year 2023 budget would allow NASA to sustain America’s global innovation leadership and keep NASA at the forefront of exploration and discovery by returning to the Moon with the Artemis program, am...
Biden’s 2023 defense budget adds billions for U.S. Space Force SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2022 President Biden’s $773 billion budget request for the Defense Department for fiscal year 2023 includes $24.5 billion for the U.S. Space Force
SES orders software-defined replacement satellite from Thales SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2022 SES said March 28 that it ordered a software-defined geostationary satellite from Thales Alenia Space to extend content and connectivity services across Europe, Africa and Asia.
“Missile Row” pads at Cape Canaveral returning to action NASASpaceflight · 28 Mar 2022 Cape Canaveral has been at the heart of America’s space program since the very beginning. A hub for rocketry research and development in its early days, the Cape served as a test center not just for spaceflight and resea...
White House requests $26 billion for NASA for 2023 SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2022 The Biden administration’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal seeks nearly $26 billion for NASA, with increases for exploration, Earth science and space technology.
NASA to Provide Updates, Coverage for Final Test Ahead of Moon Mission NASA · 28 Mar 2022 NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 29, to discuss the upcoming final major test with the agency’s Mega Moon rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mi...
SpaceX’s Starbase environmental review suffers third delay Teslarati · 28 Mar 2022 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that the completion of a crucial ‘environmental assessment’ SpaceX needs to begin orbital-class Starship launch...
White House requests $26 billion for NASA in ’23, adds funds for second moon lander Spaceflight Now · 28 Mar 2022 The White House’s fiscal year 2023 budget request for NASA totals $26 billion, including $7.5 billion for the agency’s Artemis moon program, a boost over this year’s budget to help pay for development of a second human-r...
Solar Orbiter successfully completes historic close pass of the Sun NASASpaceflight · 27 Mar 2022 On March 26, 2022, the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft successfully completed its first close pass through the Sun’s corona, bringing the spacecraft’s specially-designed collection of...
NASA to delay Mars Sample Return, switch to dual-lander approach SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2022 NASA plans to delay the next phase of its Mars Sample Return campaign and split a lander mission into two separate spacecraft to reduce the overall risk of the program.
French startup raises funding to develop solar sails SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2022 A French startup has raised an initial round of funding to begin testing of solar sails it believes can sharply reduce the cost of deep space missions.
Intelsat rolls out network service that integrates Starlink and geostationary satellites SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2022 Satellite operator Intelsat is offering a managed network service that integrates geostationary satellites, SpaceX’s Starlink low Earth orbit constellation and cellular broadband.
Roman Space Telescope to search for other Earths by surveying space dust NASASpaceflight · 26 Mar 2022 With the James Webb Space Telescope continuing its commissioning phase, NASA is already looking ahead to its next major space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Currently scheduled to launch in 2027, Rom...
FAA again delays completion of Starship environmental review SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2022 The FAA has again delayed completion of an environmental assessment for orbital launches of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle from Texas, although it may have no effect on near-term launch plans.
Additional funding unlikely to accelerate commercial space station projects SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2022
Terran Orbital stock cleared for trading on NYSE SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2022 Shares in satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital Corp. were cleared to begin trading Monday on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LLAP, Long Live and Prosper
Space Force using Spire data to detect satellite jamming SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2022 Spire is providing GPS telemetry data to help detect jamming as part of a project run by the U.S. Space Systems Command
NASA to Host Briefings, Interviews for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission NASA · 25 Mar 2022 NASA to Host Briefings, Interviews for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission
Annual State of NASA Address, Media Budget Briefing Set for March 28 NASA · 25 Mar 2022 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will give the 2022 State of NASA address at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 28, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Hydrazine loading operations conclude at the SLS launch pad Spaceflight Now · 25 Mar 2022 Technicians wearing protective self-contained suits loaded toxic hydrazine fuel into the Space Launch System’s hydraulic power units Friday on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. NASA is gearing up for a countdown dress...
SpaceX outfits Starship prototype with unique Starlink satellite dispenser Teslarati · 25 Mar 2022 After several weeks of work and occasional glimpses of the hardware and installation process, it’s now clear that SpaceX has outfitted part...
Rocket Report: SpaceX broomstick cleaning up contracts, Astra back on track Ars Technica · 25 Mar 2022 "We were surprised to learn of it on Friday."
SpaceX’s new Dragon spaceship named ‘Freedom’ Spaceflight Now · 25 Mar 2022 SpaceX’s fourth human-rated Crew Dragon spacecraft has been named “Freedom” by the first team of astronauts who will ride it into orbit next month.
NASA gives priority to Artemis ground test over commercial astronaut launch Spaceflight Now · 25 Mar 2022 NASA officials gave the green light Friday for the first all-commercial astronaut launch to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket as soon as April 3. But the astronaut launch could be delayed a day, or longe...
SLS test could delay Crew Dragon launch SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2022 A practice countdown for NASA’s Space Launch System could cause a delay in the launch of a commercial mission to the International Space Station, a move with potential ripple effects for other missions to the station.
Northrop Grumman says customers are ‘lined up’ for on-orbit satellite servicing SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2022 SpaceLogistics, a satellite-servicing firm owned by Northrop Grumman, last week successfully fired the electric propulsion system it is developing for the Mission Extension Pods it plans to launch in 2024.
SpaceX frees up orbital launch site for upgraded Super Heavy booster Teslarati · 24 Mar 2022 After ‘destacking’ Starship S20, SpaceX has officially removed Super Heavy Booster B4 from Starbase’s lone orbital launch mount – and likely for...
Atypical Scientists Contribute to NASA Data Space Scout · 24 Mar 2022 MAR. 24, 2022—To learn how to live on Mars, citizen scientists at NASA undergo analog expeditions somewhere much closer to home: Antarctica.
NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Record-Setting US Astronaut Return NASA · 24 Mar 2022 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are scheduled to end their mission aboard the International Space Station and return to Earth on Wednesday, March 30.
Panelists agree hiring remains the biggest challenge SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2022 Hiring remains the most serious challenge space companies face.
Accelerating satellite production timelines improving market health SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2022 Satellite makers are hopeful that higher frequency production rates will facilitate more innovation in the market, and fortify supply chains disrupted by the pandemic.
EGS, Jacobs preparing Artemis 1 vehicle at pad for final pre-launch countdown test NASASpaceflight · 24 Mar 2022 The launch team, made up of people from NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program and prime launch processing contractor Jacobs, is preparing to conduct the final test prior to the launch of the Artemis 1 mission t...
Millennium Space to launch to orbit a 3D printed satellite structure SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2022 Millennium Space Systems plans to launch to orbit a 3D printed metal flight structure the company intends to use to build its next generation of satellite buses.
Russian military communications satellite launched on Soyuz rocket Spaceflight Now · 24 Mar 2022 A Russian Soyuz rocket delivered a military communications satellite to orbit Tuesday in the first space launch for Russia’s military since forces invaded Ukraine last month.
Arianespace and SpaceX work to adjust launch manifests SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2022 Arianespace says it is working to remanifest payloads that were to launch on Soyuz rockets while SpaceX says it’s finding ways to accommodate new customers on its vehicles.

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